Expert says dictators can’t predict Trump’s moves, making them ‘genuinely afraid of him.’
The short-lived war between Israel and Iran has highlighted Iran’s partnerships with other U.S. adversaries, mainly Russia and communist China.
Though no formal alliance exists between Iran, China, Russia, and other aligned states, their political and economic relationships are often seen as a de facto coalition opposed to the U.S.-led West.
In line with this, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) publicly condemned the Israeli and American attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military installations as a violation of Iranian sovereignty.
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Stu Cvrk, in an op-ed for The Epoch Times, said the CCP’s “long-term interests” were damaged by the conflict. He noted the Chinese regime’s extensive investments in Iran, including its early aid to Tehran’s nuclear program and its massive consumption of Iranian crude oil.
Cai Shenkun, an overseas Chinese independent commentator, told The Epoch Times that the decision by President Donald Trump to launch a surgical strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was not intended just to set back its nuclear program, but also to send a message to other governments with anti-U.S. leanings.
In previous months, Trump had earned a reputation as a businessman unwilling to involve the United States in military conflict, Cai said.
“But now it’s clear that these dictators can’t predict his moves, so they’re genuinely afraid of him,” he said. “Trump acts decisively—if he says he’ll strike, he won’t hesitate.”
He added that Trump’s willingness to aid Israel raises the possibility that his administration might not stand idle if the Chinese regime attempts to take Taiwan by force.
If Beijing were to “start a war in the Taiwan Strait, the United States could provide Taiwan with decapitation-strike weapons,“ he said, noting that ”CCP officials fear decapitation strikes the most.”
By Leo Timm
